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Translator: Michael Batstone Reviewer: Michael Nystrom
Translator:
Michael
Batstone
Reviewer:
Michael
Nystrom
I’d like to talk about what I believe is the greatest opportunity in history
I’d
like
to
talk
about
what
I
believe
is
the
greatest
opportunity
in
history
and an idea that could change the world like never before.
and
an
idea
that
could
change
the
world
like
never
before
To start, I’d like to ask you to do something.
To
start
I’d
like
to
ask
you
to
do
something
I’d like you to close your eyes and try to imagine the world in 2060.
I’d
like
you
to
close
your
eyes
and
try
to
imagine
the
world
in
2060
The nature. The landscapes. The society.
The
nature
The
landscapes
The
society
Okay?
Okay
Please raise your hand if you imagined a greener world,
Please
raise
your
hand
if
you
imagined
a
greener
world
a more sustainable world,
a
more
sustainable
world
a more prosperous world.
a
more
prosperous
world
I don’t see many hands.
I
don’t
see
many
hands
Pessimism about the future has taken over our thinking
Pessimism
about
the
future
has
taken
over
our
thinking
to the point where we are becoming physically unable
to
the
point
where
we
are
becoming
physically
unable
to imagine a future in which humanity blossoms alongside nature.
to
imagine
a
future
in
which
humanity
blossoms
alongside
nature
Each and every one of the series and films that talk about the future shows us
Each
and
every
one
of
the
series
and
films
that
talk
about
the
future
shows
us
a planet razed to the ground,
a
planet
razed
to
the
ground
in which nature has practically disappeared,
in
which
nature
has
practically
disappeared
in which humanity lives poorly
in
which
humanity
lives
poorly
in soulless megacities dominated by dystopian politics.
in
soulless
megacities
dominated
by
dystopian
politics
But let’s see why this is true.
But
let’s
see
why
this
is
true
First, an affirmation:
First
an
affirmation:
the cause of the climate crisis is the death of life.
the
cause
of
the
climate
crisis
is
the
death
of
life
And the only way to reverse it is to bring back life.
And
the
only
way
to
reverse
it
is
to
bring
back
life
It is regeneration.
It
is
regeneration
What does this mean?
What
does
this
mean
There’s something that brings everyone in this room together
There’s
something
that
brings
everyone
in
this
room
together
and connects us with each and every living being
and
connects
us
with
each
and
every
living
being
of the more than 6 million species that inhabit this planet.
of
the
more
than
6
million
species
that
inhabit
this
planet
We are made of carbon.
We
are
made
of
carbon
Carbon is the foundation of life.
Carbon
is
the
foundation
of
life
And the great carbon cycle,
And
the
great
carbon
cycle
the networks of life, determines Earth’s climate.
the
networks
of
life
determines
Earth’s
climate
When we destroy an ecosystem, we release the carbon that was stored,
When
we
destroy
an
ecosystem
we
release
the
carbon
that
was
stored
that formed the living things that lived in that ecosystem,
that
formed
the
living
things
that
lived
in
that
ecosystem
enabling it to combine with the oxygen in the air to form the infamous CO2.
enabling
it
to
combine
with
the
oxygen
in
the
air
to
form
the
infamous
CO2
Its concentration in the atmosphere acts as a global thermometer.
Its
concentration
in
the
atmosphere
acts
as
a
global
thermometer
They’re two interconnected vessels.
They’re
two
interconnected
vessels
Less life on Earth, more carbon in the atmosphere,
Less
life
on
Earth
more
carbon
in
the
atmosphere
more CO2, more heat.
more
CO2
more
heat
And vice versa. This is crucial:
And
vice
versa
This
is
crucial:
More life on Earth, less CO2 in the atmosphere.
More
life
on
Earth
less
CO2
in
the
atmosphere
I don’t think it would surprise anyone to hear
I
don’t
think
it
would
surprise
anyone
to
hear
that Earth has far less life today than it did in the past.
that
Earth
has
far
less
life
today
than
it
did
in
the
past
75% of Earth’s surface is degraded, to some degree.
75
of
Earth’s
surface
is
degraded
to
some
degree
And half of its inhabitable surface has been converted into farmland.
And
half
of
its
inhabitable
surface
has
been
converted
into
farmland
Where there were once functioning ecosystems,
Where
there
were
once
functioning
ecosystems
full of extremely complex and wonderful interrelationships,
full
of
extremely
complex
and
wonderful
interrelationships
we now have monocultures instead, focused on a single species,
we
now
have
monocultures
instead
focused
on
a
single
species
crammed full of toxic chemicals,
crammed
full
of
toxic
chemicals
degraded soils and overexploited pastures.
degraded
soils
and
overexploited
pastures
And here’s something truly worth noting:
And
here’s
something
truly
worth
noting:
while we were doing this,
while
we
were
doing
this
at the same time that we took immense quantities
at
the
same
time
that
we
took
immense
quantities
of remains of ancient living beings
of
remains
of
ancient
living
beings
and burnt them to power our machines or to keep warm,
and
burnt
them
to
power
our
machines
or
to
keep
warm
while adding huge amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere -
while
adding
huge
amounts
of
CO2
to
the
atmosphere
carbon that doesn’t belong to this age -
carbon
that
doesn’t
belong
to
this
age
at the same time that this was happening and emissions were shooting up,
at
the
same
time
that
this
was
happening
and
emissions
were
shooting
up
deforestation was growing, the rate of extinction was soaring,
deforestation
was
growing
the
rate
of
extinction
was
soaring
and antidepressant consumption shot up.
and
antidepressant
consumption
shot
up
Cancer, diabetes, obesity, food intolerances,
Cancer
diabetes
obesity
food
intolerances
and the pandemic of loneliness
and
the
pandemic
of
loneliness
spread like an oil spill across society,
spread
like
an
oil
spill
across
society
becoming one of the major issues of our time.
becoming
one
of
the
major
issues
of
our
time
It is very similar to what we were doing to nature -
It
is
very
similar
to
what
we
were
doing
to
nature
fragmenting, isolating, breaking down connections.
fragmenting
isolating
breaking
down
connections
We did this to ourselves as we did to nature,
We
did
this
to
ourselves
as
we
did
to
nature
to our society, and to our human communities.
to
our
society
and
to
our
human
communities
Severing the links that connect us with nature,
Severing
the
links
that
connect
us
with
nature
which we are inherently a part of.
which
we
are
inherently
a
part
of
Breaking the bonds that define us as a species,
Breaking
the
bonds
that
define
us
as
a
species
that give us meaning, that sustain us.
that
give
us
meaning
that
sustain
us
Community networks, social networks,
Community
networks
social
networks
networks for public services and spaces.
networks
for
public
services
and
spaces
Day after day, we surrender space
Day
after
day
we
surrender
space
to the deserts of concrete designed for transit,
to
the
deserts
of
concrete
designed
for
transit
to the individual-centric mindset and competitiveness as a norm,
to
the
individual-centric
mindset
and
competitiveness
as
a
norm
to compulsive consumption as a means of escape,
to
compulsive
consumption
as
a
means
of
escape
a way to feel some sense of identity before the void.
a
way
to
feel
some
sense
of
identity
before
the
void
Something closely tied to that strange pessimism towards the future.
Something
closely
tied
to
that
strange
pessimism
towards
the
future
We have fallen for a story, a powerful story,
We
have
fallen
for
a
story
a
powerful
story
perhaps best captured in the famous quote:
perhaps
best
captured
in
the
famous
quote:
“There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women,”
“There
is
no
such
thing
as
society
There
are
individual
men
and
women”
by Margaret Thatcher.
by
Margaret
Thatcher
The ideology behind this phrase has conquered our world
The
ideology
behind
this
phrase
has
conquered
our
world
to the point where we have believed that human beings - that humanity itself -
to
the
point
where
we
have
believed
that
human
beings
that
humanity
itself
are no more than a group of independent, competitive individuals,
are
no
more
than
a
group
of
independent
competitive
individuals
driven by money and power
driven
by
money
and
power
and lacking values and morals.
and
lacking
values
and
morals
Of course, if we are all that,
Of
course
if
we
are
all
that
what future can we imagine but a dystopian one?
what
future
can
we
imagine
but
a
dystopian
one
We believed this, but it isn’t true.
We
believed
this
but
it
isn’t
true
Years ago, the famous anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked
Years
ago
the
famous
anthropologist
Margaret
Mead
was
asked
what she considered was the first sign of human civilisation.
what
she
considered
was
the
first
sign
of
human
civilisation
Her response was not a reference to a lance,
Her
response
was
not
a
reference
to
a
lance
or a tool, or a painting.
or
a
tool
or
a
painting
Her answer was a broken femur bone that had been healed.
Her
answer
was
a
broken
femur
bone
that
had
been
healed
In the animal kingdom, if you break a leg, you die.
In
the
animal
kingdom
if
you
break
a
leg
you
die
This is not the case in human society.
This
is
not
the
case
in
human
society
Our strength,
Our
strength
what has brought us this far, and what defines us as a species,
what
has
brought
us
this
far
and
what
defines
us
as
a
species
is exactly the society that supposedly doesn’t exist.
is
exactly
the
society
that
supposedly
doesn’t
exist
It’s our ability and innate, unprecedented tendency in the animal kingdom
It’s
our
ability
and
innate
unprecedented
tendency
in
the
animal
kingdom
to cooperate, to mutually support and care for those in need.
to
cooperate
to
mutually
support
and
care
for
those
in
need
We urgently need to build a new narrative
We
urgently
need
to
build
a
new
narrative
that permits us to look ourselves in the mirror
that
permits
us
to
look
ourselves
in
the
mirror
and understand that we are much better than we thought,
and
understand
that
we
are
much
better
than
we
thought
and that we can choose who we want to become.
and
that
we
can
choose
who
we
want
to
become
The greatest threat to the future of humanity
The
greatest
threat
to
the
future
of
humanity
is the loss of hope.
is
the
loss
of
hope
Hope is the engine of progress.
Hope
is
the
engine
of
progress
It’s what allows us to move forward.
It’s
what
allows
us
to
move
forward
Without hope, there is no reason to wake up
Without
hope
there
is
no
reason
to
wake
up
and try to build a better tomorrow.
and
try
to
build
a
better
tomorrow
And it isn’t easy to have hope today.
And
it
isn’t
easy
to
have
hope
today
Five years ago, I started a channel and I called it just that:
Five
years
ago
I
started
a
channel
and
I
called
it
just
that:
Hope.
Hope
Not because I had any, but because I refused to not have any.
Not
because
I
had
any
but
because
I
refused
to
not
have
any
My son had just been born,
My
son
had
just
been
born
and I was reading the pages of the IPCC report,
and
I
was
reading
the
pages
of
the
IPCC
report
the leading scientific authority in climate change research,
the
leading
scientific
authority
in
climate
change
research
formed of scientific bodies from every country in the world,
formed
of
scientific
bodies
from
every
country
in
the
world
showing with devastating clarity
showing
with
devastating
clarity
that the window of opportunity to avoid a climate catastrophe
that
the
window
of
opportunity
to
avoid
a
climate
catastrophe
was quickly closing
was
quickly
closing
and that what we did in this key decade
and
that
what
we
did
in
this
key
decade
could determine the future of the next millennia.
could
determine
the
future
of
the
next
millennia
Reading those pages with a baby who is starting life
Reading
those
pages
with
a
baby
who
is
starting
life
and has every right to live, to enjoy the spring,
and
has
every
right
to
live
to
enjoy
the
spring
to relish the abundance and the peace in the world.
to
relish
the
abundance
and
the
peace
in
the
world
And understanding to what extent we are shaping the future
And
understanding
to
what
extent
we
are
shaping
the
future
of his entire generation - and all the generations to come -
of
his
entire
generation
and
all
the
generations
to
come
is the biggest call to action I have ever felt in my life.
is
the
biggest
call
to
action
I
have
ever
felt
in
my
life
We do not have the right to lose hope.
We
do
not
have
the
right
to
lose
hope
And in that back-and-forth between hope and fear,
And
in
that
back-and-forth
between
hope
and
fear
I found a project that marked a turning point in my life:
I
found
a
project
that
marked
a
turning
point
in
my
life:
Drawdown.
Drawdown
A group of scientists from across the globe
A
group
of
scientists
from
across
the
globe
came together to create an exhaustive list
came
together
to
create
an
exhaustive
list
and find the 100 most powerful solutions,
and
find
the
100
most
powerful
solutions
with the objective of averting the climate crisis.
with
the
objective
of
averting
the
climate
crisis
And they had achieved it:
And
they
had
achieved
it:
a scientifically robust model as solid as a rock,
a
scientifically
robust
model
as
solid
as
a
rock
where they explored implementation scenarios
where
they
explored
implementation
scenarios
and provided the solutions to overcome this challenge.
and
provided
the
solutions
to
overcome
this
challenge
The founder, Paul Hawken, was asked in an interview
The
founder
Paul
Hawken
was
asked
in
an
interview
what was special about the report they had just published.
what
was
special
about
the
report
they
had
just
published
His response was that it was the first.
His
response
was
that
it
was
the
first
That it was the only one. There were no others.
That
it
was
the
only
one
There
were
no
others
Remember what we talked about earlier, our inability to imagine a better future?
Remember
what
we
talked
about
earlier
our
inability
to
imagine
a
better
future
No one had thought to map out a complete view of the solution
No
one
had
thought
to
map
out
a
complete
view
of
the
solution
to the greatest emergency that humanity has ever faced.
to
the
greatest
emergency
that
humanity
has
ever
faced
And it was after reading the book with the 100 solutions
And
it
was
after
reading
the
book
with
the
100
solutions
that I understood for the first time that, as well as being a serious crisis,
that
I
understood
for
the
first
time
that
as
well
as
being
a
serious
crisis
we had a gigantic opportunity: the greatest opportunity in history.
we
had
a
gigantic
opportunity:
the
greatest
opportunity
in
history
That vision inspired me so much that
That
vision
inspired
me
so
much
that
I set out to develop an international docuseries
I
set
out
to
develop
an
international
docuseries
to see and show others the world of possibility,
to
see
and
show
others
the
world
of
possibility
the world that is being born, that is growing
the
world
that
is
being
born
that
is
growing
and that we can choose as our future.
and
that
we
can
choose
as
our
future
The series went ahead thanks to the thousands of people
The
series
went
ahead
thanks
to
the
thousands
of
people
who also refused to give up on hope.
who
also
refused
to
give
up
on
hope
And the process of travel, documentation and interviews
And
the
process
of
travel
documentation
and
interviews
could not have been more inspiring or moving.
could
not
have
been
more
inspiring
or
moving
The climate crisis is not a curse or an invincible monster.
The
climate
crisis
is
not
a
curse
or
an
invincible
monster
The climate crisis is nothing more than the byproduct of a primitive,
The
climate
crisis
is
nothing
more
than
the
byproduct
of
a
primitive
shortsighted and short-term way of meeting our needs.
shortsighted
and
short-term
way
of
meeting
our
needs
It is the product of a degenerative economy,
It
is
the
product
of
a
degenerative
economy
so primitive and so basic
so
primitive
and
so
basic
that it needs to destroy the foundations that sustain our world
that
it
needs
to
destroy
the
foundations
that
sustain
our
world
in order to produce goods and services,
in
order
to
produce
goods
and
services
generating inequality, pollution and poverty along the way.
generating
inequality
pollution
and
poverty
along
the
way
The climate crisis scares us. It overwhelms us.
The
climate
crisis
scares
us
It
overwhelms
us
But in general, we don’t act because it’s immense,
But
in
general
we
don’t
act
because
it’s
immense
because it’s overwhelming, because we don’t know what to do,
because
it’s
overwhelming
because
we
don’t
know
what
to
do
and because we face a host of opposition
and
because
we
face
a
host
of
opposition
sowing doubt, scepticism, and boycotting solutions.
sowing
doubt
scepticism
and
boycotting
solutions
We are taking on our most immediate problems,
We
are
taking
on
our
most
immediate
problems
which is what we are best at.
which
is
what
we
are
best
at
But what if the path to solving the climate crisis
But
what
if
the
path
to
solving
the
climate
crisis
was also the path to solving humanity’s greatest problems?
was
also
the
path
to
solving
humanity’s
greatest
problems
90% of the problem can be explained with the fingers on one hand.
90
of
the
problem
can
be
explained
with
the
fingers
on
one
hand
The problem and the challenge.
The
problem
and
the
challenge
25% of emissions: electricity generation.
25
of
emissions:
electricity
generation
We have renewables: solar, wind and water energy.
We
have
renewables:
solar
wind
and
water
energy
Not only are they cheaper
Not
only
are
they
cheaper
and allow for decentralised energy production worldwide,
and
allow
for
decentralised
energy
production
worldwide
eliminating huge problems of supply concentration and wars,
eliminating
huge
problems
of
supply
concentration
and
wars
but they also allow for wonders such as local energy cooperatives,
but
they
also
allow
for
wonders
such
as
local
energy
cooperatives
which go far beyond taking control of our energy.
which
go
far
beyond
taking
control
of
our
energy
They rebuild communities.
They
rebuild
communities
Two: 24% of emissions, food and land use.
Two:
24
of
emissions
food
and
land
use
Bringing back life, regenerating nature,
Bringing
back
life
regenerating
nature
slowing deforestation,
slowing
deforestation
and replacing an agri-food system based on the destruction of biodiversity
and
replacing
an
agri-food
system
based
on
the
destruction
of
biodiversity
to produce food products that make us ill,
to
produce
food
products
that
make
us
ill
that throws away 40% of food produced and that mistreats producers.
that
throws
away
40
of
food
produced
and
that
mistreats
producers
Replacing it with a more advanced, regenerative model,
Replacing
it
with
a
more
advanced
regenerative
model
capable of producing food
capable
of
producing
food
while working with life and nature, not against them,
while
working
with
life
and
nature
not
against
them
to produce food that nourishes us,
to
produce
food
that
nourishes
us
with enormous advantages for producers,
with
enormous
advantages
for
producers
who move away from agrochemicals
who
move
away
from
agrochemicals
and, in addition to adopting a plant-rich diet,
and
in
addition
to
adopting
a
plant-rich
diet
can mark a turning point in the health of humankind.
can
mark
a
turning
point
in
the
health
of
humankind
Three: 17% of emissions, industry.
Three:
17
of
emissions
industry
Going from extractive industry, which consumes and consumes and consumes,
Going
from
extractive
industry
which
consumes
and
consumes
and
consumes
leaving in its wake waste, pollution and inequality,
leaving
in
its
wake
waste
pollution
and
inequality
to a more advanced form of industry, that learns from nature to create cycles
to
a
more
advanced
form
of
industry
that
learns
from
nature
to
create
cycles
where waste becomes raw material.
where
waste
becomes
raw
material
Industry located in our own countries, that creates millions of jobs
Industry
located
in
our
own
countries
that
creates
millions
of
jobs
and leaves behind the bad habit of using once and throwing away,
and
leaves
behind
the
bad
habit
of
using
once
and
throwing
away
of single-use packaging, and of planned obsolescence,
of
single-use
packaging
and
of
planned
obsolescence
and introduces standard products that are durable, reparable and reusable
and
introduces
standard
products
that
are
durable
reparable
and
reusable
and as a last resort, recyclable.
and
as
a
last
resort
recyclable
A technological, cultural leap allowing us to advance and enrich life,
A
technological
cultural
leap
allowing
us
to
advance
and
enrich
life
instead of degrading ourselves and sawing away at the foundations that sustain us.
instead
of
degrading
ourselves
and
sawing
away
at
the
foundations
that
sustain
us
Four: 14% of emissions, transport.
Four:
14
of
emissions
transport
Expanding high-capacity, high-speed public transport
Expanding
high-capacity
high-speed
public
transport
so we don’t have to spend our lives in the car,
so
we
don’t
have
to
spend
our
lives
in
the
car
so we need fewer cars
so
we
need
fewer
cars
and the vehicles that exist don’t pollute the air we breathe.
and
the
vehicles
that
exist
don’t
pollute
the
air
we
breathe
Greening our cities, expanding the cycling networks,
Greening
our
cities
expanding
the
cycling
networks
and creating new public spaces in the street for people to meet
and
creating
new
public
spaces
in
the
street
for
people
to
meet
and enjoy life.
and
enjoy
life
Five: 6% of emissions, building climate control.
Five:
6
of
emissions
building
climate
control
We have electric heat pumps, which consume four times less energy.
We
have
electric
heat
pumps
which
consume
four
times
less
energy
We have thermal insulation for buildings,
We
have
thermal
insulation
for
buildings
which allows us to use up to 85% less energy,
which
allows
us
to
use
up
to
85
less
energy
ending energy poverty
ending
energy
poverty
and creating millions of jobs while bringing us closer to energy sovereignty.
and
creating
millions
of
jobs
while
bringing
us
closer
to
energy
sovereignty
Replacing a degenerative economy that makes us poorer
Replacing
a
degenerative
economy
that
makes
us
poorer
and destroys nature, with one that’s regenerative,
and
destroys
nature
with
one
that’s
regenerative
creating more life while satisfying human needs.
creating
more
life
while
satisfying
human
needs
And this isn’t easy. It’s very difficult.
And
this
isn’t
easy
It’s
very
difficult
But it’s possible.
But
it’s
possible
And it’s the greatest opportunity in the history of humanity.
And
it’s
the
greatest
opportunity
in
the
history
of
humanity
If we continue without acting, this is what we can expect next.
If
we
continue
without
acting
this
is
what
we
can
expect
next
We’re already seeing it.
We’re
already
seeing
it
Degradation, scarcity, desertification.
Degradation
scarcity
desertification
But in this case, it’s reversed.
But
in
this
case
it’s
reversed
This is a photo from 25 years ago.
This
is
a
photo
from
25
years
ago
This is a current photo.
This
is
a
current
photo
It’s the Loess Plateau,
It’s
the
Loess
Plateau
the cradle of Chinese agriculture, famed for its fertility.
the
cradle
of
Chinese
agriculture
famed
for
its
fertility
However, years of agricultural exploitation,
However
years
of
agricultural
exploitation
intensive farming and deforestation turned it into a wasteland,
intensive
farming
and
deforestation
turned
it
into
a
wasteland
plagued by drought, poverty and a declining population.
plagued
by
drought
poverty
and
a
declining
population
An impossible plan by some scientists succeeded in uniting millions of people
An
impossible
plan
by
some
scientists
succeeded
in
uniting
millions
of
people
in the most beautiful task possible: regenerating their land.
in
the
most
beautiful
task
possible:
regenerating
their
land
They planted millions of trees and bushes. They regenerated the natural landscape.
They
planted
millions
of
trees
and
bushes
They
regenerated
the
natural
landscape
They transformed agricultural practices to stop the overexploitation of soils.
They
transformed
agricultural
practices
to
stop
the
overexploitation
of
soils
And with the passing of time, life, water and prosperity returned.
And
with
the
passing
of
time
life
water
and
prosperity
returned
According to the World Bank, 2.5 million people escaped poverty
According
to
the
World
Bank
25
million
people
escaped
poverty
with this project.
with
this
project
And the farmers’ income doubled.
And
the
farmers’
income
doubled
By regenerating nature, capturing huge quantities of CO2
By
regenerating
nature
capturing
huge
quantities
of
CO2
and re-establishing the natural balance.
and
re-establishing
the
natural
balance
Today, our planet is symbolically the Loess Plateau of 25 years ago.
Today
our
planet
is
symbolically
the
Loess
Plateau
of
25
years
ago
And we have the unique, literally one-off opportunity
And
we
have
the
unique
literally
one-off
opportunity
to lead the greatest social evolution in the history of humankind,
to
lead
the
greatest
social
evolution
in
the
history
of
humankind
while regenerating the earth and reconstructing human communities.
while
regenerating
the
earth
and
reconstructing
human
communities
And ensuring this is the expected progression in our landscapes.
And
ensuring
this
is
the
expected
progression
in
our
landscapes
Rob Hopkins, who founded a global movement
Rob
Hopkins
who
founded
a
global
movement
of cities in transition led by neighbourhood communities,
of
cities
in
transition
led
by
neighbourhood
communities
says that the two most powerful words that have allowed humanity to advance
says
that
the
two
most
powerful
words
that
have
allowed
humanity
to
advance
are these:
are
these:
“What if?”
“What
if”
“What if?”
“What
if”
What if humanity
What
if
humanity
weren’t a group of independent and selfish individuals?
weren’t
a
group
of
independent
and
selfish
individuals
What if we were better than that?
What
if
we
were
better
than
that
What if the time has not come to give up hope and dreams of utopia?
What
if
the
time
has
not
come
to
give
up
hope
and
dreams
of
utopia
What if we can take the helm
What
if
we
can
take
the
helm
and build economies that don’t seek eternal growth or suicide,
and
build
economies
that
don’t
seek
eternal
growth
or
suicide
but rather satisfy human needs while regenerating nature?
but
rather
satisfy
human
needs
while
regenerating
nature
What if my son and daughter and our sons and daughters
What
if
my
son
and
daughter
and
our
sons
and
daughters
could inherit from us a planet infinitely better
could
inherit
from
us
a
planet
infinitely
better
than the one we received from our parents?
than
the
one
we
received
from
our
parents
What if our generation is not the generation that resigned itself
What
if
our
generation
is
not
the
generation
that
resigned
itself
to watching the world burn but rather the one that transformed it forever?
to
watching
the
world
burn
but
rather
the
one
that
transformed
it
forever
The generation of regeneration?
The
generation
of
regeneration
That’s the question we are answering right now.
That’s
the
question
we
are
answering
right
now
We have much more power than we think.
We
have
much
more
power
than
we
think
Thank you.
Thank
you
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